# Targets package and source\_package - created only when configured for Make or Ninja?

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/targets-package-and-source-package-created-only-when-configured-for-make-or-ninja/620
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**Created:** [February 12, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/targets-package-and-source-package-created-only-when-configured-for-make-or-ninja/620 "2020-02-12T13:05:53Z")
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### Author: ![brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/brad.king/32/11_2.png) [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/targets-package-and-source-package-created-only-when-configured-for-make-or-ninja/620/2 "2020-02-12T14:23:51Z")

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Cc: @craig.scott

The Xcode generator also creates the `package` target. So does the VS generator, but it uses the upper-case name `PACKAGE`. It is correct that only the Ninja and Makefile generators create the `package_source` target.

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